Apple iOS 9 Hints From the iOS 8.3: Better App Management and Speakerphone Calling

Apple's release of the iOS 8.2 revealed the inclusion of the Apple Watch app in the interface including bug fixes and a couple more improvements. As a follow up, Apple is also working on the iOS 8.3 with the promise of more diverse emojis, wireless CarPlay and two-factor authentication for Google. As if to put more cherries on top, recently discovered details say that Apple may also be including features to make app downloads and speakerphone calling easier. A reader from 9to5mac shared some observations about the iOS 8.3 like new password settings under the iTunes and app store. Likewise, people should also expect a new menu set labeled "Password Settings." This allows people to change how often they wish Apple to request for their ITunes password. Specifically, people will find the following prompt under the Password menu: “Require a password for additional purchases after making a purchase with [your iTunes e-mail address] from the iTunes Store, App Store or iBooks Store with this device?”

People can also choose from the following options: Require After 15 Minutes and Always Require. Additionally, people will find an option that allows them to toogle if free downloads would require passwords. Earlier iterations of the iOS already came with the "Require Password" function through the following: General > Restrictions menu. This time people can expect free download password requirement as something fresh.

As for the Speakerphone calling, remember that the original iOS 8 allows users to activate their Siri just by saying "Hey Siri." This is given users plug in the iOS device. This turned it more convenient for people to use the iOS device instead of holding the Home button down. In the iOS 8.3, Apple makes sure peple can place calls on Siri through the speakerphone automatically.

It should be just a matter of time before Apple releases the iOS 8.3. Apple just started seeding the iOS 8.3 beta 4. Looking at Apple's history, this could be the final version of the device before its official release. Nonetheless, what people may see on the iOS 8.3 may well speak for what will come in the iOS 9.

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